Downgrades Loom As Katrina Loss GrowsWith insured damages as high as $60 billion, rating agencies raise concernsBy Daniel Hays and Caroline McDonaldWith modeling firms ...

Eight Ex-Marsh ExecutivesIndicted In Bid-Rig ProbesAfter close to a year of civil litigation and plea bargain deals, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer last ...

Pre-Katrina, Rates Kept FallingBefore Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast--perhaps causing a record insured loss of over $20 billion--the property-casualty market continued to soften ...

IBM Bolsters ACORD Standards EffortDonation of insurance business-process code will save development time and moneyIn a move that should save ACORD years of standards ...

War Vets, Obesity Pose WC RisksReturning soldiers often have injuries, suffer from mental traumaBy Daniel HaysThe workers' compensation system faces future multibillion-dollar impacts from ...

Marsh Sells CrumpTo Private Equity FirmBy Mark E. RuquetMarsh has signed an agreement to sell its wholesale brokerage operation--Crump Group Inc.--to an affiliate of ...

Katrina Chaos Impacts TRIA's ExtensionDebate in Congress delayed, but disaster focus could bolster industry's caseBy ARTHUR D. POSTAL AND MATT BRADYWASHINGTONHurricane Katrina has placed ...

Insurers Face Ballooning Katrina LossesAdjusters hit the ground, with insured damages reaching as high as $35 billionBy Mark e. ruquetInsured loss estimates continued to ...